How to hand over request parameters inside Joomla article

Pass request parameters to a ChronoForms form within a Joomla article.

Overview

The issue occurs when using the incorrect plugin to handle parameters in the article syntax.
Enable the ChronoForms8 system plugin and disable the content plugin, then access the parameter using the specified data placeholder.

Answered
ChronoForms v8
iw iwoxx 18 Nov, 2025

Hi,

imported a CF7 form into CF8. When trying to handover a value inside a Joomla article to be read by PHP like I did in CF7 it tells me "Form not found":

{chronoforms8}cnc_order&order_type=1{/chronoforms8}

If I leave it off, it works:

{chronoforms8}cnc_order{/chronoforms8}

Please can you tell me how the correct synthax is here?

Many thanks for your support!

BR IWOXX

Max_admin Max_admin 18 Nov, 2025
Answer
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Hi iwoxx

Please use the ChronoForms8 system plugin, and disable the ChronoForms8 content plugin if you have, after you do that the parameter should be set in the form data parameters on page load and you can get it using {data:order_type}

Let me know how this works for you.

Max, ChronoForms developer
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iw iwoxx 18 Nov, 2025

Hi Max,

many thanks for the quick reply. Works this way for me!

Super!

BR IWOXX

Max_admin Max_admin 18 Nov, 2025

You are welcome! 😊

Max, ChronoForms developer
ChronoMyAdmin: Database administration within Joomla, no phpMyAdmin needed.
ChronoMails simplifies Joomla email: newsletters, logging, and custom templates.
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